Collapsible rocking and reclining chair



Feb. 6, 1934.

COLLAPSIBLE ROCKING AND RECLINING CHAIR 7 Filed M8 .1Ch 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l avwemtoz Eryn 71229241 E. TURNAI 1,945,580

Feb. 6, 1934.

E. TURNAI 1,945,580

COLLAPSIBLE ROCKING AND RECLINING CHAIR Filed March 16, 1931 2 sheets-sheet 2 awmmtoz III' E'lffEnW Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- Eugene Turnak'Jackson Heights, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Alexander Kovaes, Kuruc-Korut,

Hungary Application March 16, 1931, Serial No. 522,808,

and in Hungary May 12, 1930 5 Claims. (01. 155-87) This invention relates to improvements in rocking and reclining chairs and has reference, particularly, to a collapsible chair of this type.

The object of this invention is to provide a chair of the character set forth in which the seat of same is suspended, for rocking, at 8 pivotal points and the rocking movement is accomplished by a backward and forward, upward and downward movement about said points of suspension and about the rocker ends at the feet of suspending arms.

A further object is to provide a chair of the character described in which the arms, back and foot-rest are pivotally mounted so that they are adjustable to suit the desire of the user, while the user occupies the chair. I

A further object is to provide a chair as de-, scribed, which may readily be folded to a compact mass for moving about orfor storing.

A further object is to provide a chair as described which has a locking means to hold the chair in its open position and which will be economical in cost of manufacture.

These objects are attained by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application and in which; the reference numerals indicated upon the draw-. ings and employed in this description, are not used in consistent order but correspond to the indications upon the drawingsof the Hungarian application mentioned which application bears Serial Number 8542, K-11081 and was filed by Alexander Kovacs, Budapest-Kecskemet, Hungary on May 12, 1930.

Figure 1 is a perspective view and shows the chair in its opened usable position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view of a part of an arm of the chair.

Figure 3 is a cross-section, on line 3-3 of Figure 2 and shows an adjusting bar in place.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail section, in elevation,. of the foot-rest and includes a modified form. Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of same.

or support.

Figure 7 is a detail section of a part of same.

Figure 8 is a section taken on line 8-8 ofv ward end of which as at f are pivotally connected supporting members 4 while to the rear end at d, the supporting members 5 are attached.

Chair carrying bars 2, are pivotally attached attheir forward ends to the upper ends of the said supporting members 5, as at it, while the rear ends of said chair carrying bars 2, are pivotally connected at b, to links n, which in turn, are pivotally connected at one end a, to the upper ends of said supporting members 41 The other end of the link 11. pivotally engages one end of adjusting rods 1.

The upper ends of the said adjusting rods are provided with ,hooks or attachment members 111. Figure 3 which are adapted to engage-in slots 72 7 formed in racks 7 which are in turn attached to the sides of chair arms 8. The said chair arms 8 are supported at the rear by'the back members '7 and are pivotally connected thereto by the pins 12, and the said back members are piv- 75 otally connected to the chair carrying bars 2, as at a. At their front ends the chair arms are pivotally attached at 13, to the upper ends of the foot-rest supports 9, which are in turn pivotally attached, at h, to the chair carrying bars 2. go

Pivotally attached to the front ends of said chair carrying bars at k are additional foot rest supports 10 and to the lower ends of the foot rest supports 9 and 10, connecting members 11 are pivotally attached.

A cross-bar or spacer 14 is secured between the supports 9 and directly above said bar a flexible knee support 14a, is provided and consists of a suitable flexible fabric, as canvas which is secured to blocks 14b which blocks are in turn pivotally attached to the supports 9 by means height in accordance with the socketmembers 15b upon the supports 10. V I

A cross-bar 7b is secured between the members 11 near their rear ends and form an an- 7 chorage or means for attaching the lower end Figure 6 is a detail front view of the knee rest of a fabric, S, of canvas or similar material. The said fabric S passes from ,said anchorage up over the knee support 14a and up to a crossbar 7a which forms an attachment means for the upper end of said fabric which forms the seat or support for the user of the chair. Holdbackstraps 7c may be provided which hold the seat fabric back when the chair is folded. Chains 20 are provided to limit the swinging movement of the chair seat and one end of said chains are fixed to the inside face of the supporting members 5, at 21, while the other end of same are adjustable with the loops or rings 22 on the outside of the supporting members 4.

To hold or lock the chair in its open operative position indicated on Figure 1, hooks z are provided on said chair carrying arms (see Figure 9) which is adapted to engage over said crossbar 6.

When the chair is in use the swinging or rocking movement of the chair seat is about the eight points of suspension at the endsv of the supporting arms 4 and 5 and to facilitate the swinging action the lower ends of the support- .ing members are provided with foot-members 4a and 5a which have arc-shaped floor contact surfaces as at 4b and 5b.

In Figures 4 and 5 a broad foot-rest or tread 23 is shown, the front end of which rests upon the rod 15 which is adapted to slide through the eyes 24 provided upon the bottom of the tread and the rear end is supported by means of arms 25 engaging on the ends of the cross-bar 7b. When the bar 15 is raised to the upper sockets 152) the bars 25 of the tread will engage upon suitable lugs or projections 26 upon the members 9.

The seat adjustment or inclination is accomplished by shifting the hook 1a in the slots '2.

The chair is intended to be constructed of a size adaptable to adult use but by relatively reducing the size of the members or parts of the chair the same may be adapted for juvenile use or as a toy.

Various modifications may be embodied in this invention without departing from the spirit or scope of same, and it is therefore not intended to limit same to the particular embodiments shown.

What is claimed is:

1. In a collapsible reclining and rocking chair, a base frame having side-members, front and rear supporting members pivotally attached to said side members and extending upwardly in crossed relation therefrom, chair carrying bars pivotally attached to the upper ends of said supporting members, a seat structure adjustably' mounted upon said chair carrying bars; said seat structure including foot-rest, foot-.restsupports and back member pivotally mounted upon said chair carrying bars, side-arms pivotally connecting the upper ends of said foot-rest supports to said back members, adjustment rods, means pivotally connecting an end of each adjustment rod to the upper ends of each rear supporting member, a slotted plate fastened to said side arms, and hook members upon the other end of said adjustment rods; the said hook members being adapted to engage said slots in said slotted plate to adjust the inclination of the frame and the seat structure.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the lower ends of said supporting members are provided with are shaped rocking surfaces.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the supporting members are pivotally connected to permit them to swing about eight points of suspension and are provided with chains to limit their swinging movement.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said footrest is suspended from said seat structure and adapted to swing respectively forward and backward as the chair swings backward and forward.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein toggles are interposed between and pivotally connected to the ends of said rear supporting members and rear ends of said adjustment-bars and pivotally connected to the rear ends of said chair carrying-bars to permit a relative swinging motion to all parts.

EUGENE TURNAI. 

